Nestled in the courtyard of Fowler Museum, fourth-year ethnomusicology student Cameron Hovsepian strummed the strings of his guitar in an impromptu and unplugged music session.
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Vintage fashion meets today’s crowd
The Victorian era may not have much in common with 1970s; yet when an 1835 Victorian corset is paired with a well-worn pair of Levi’s jeans, the unlikely age difference makes the combination for a perfect vintage match.
UCLA vocal studies Professor Vladimir Chernov stars in quintet "Nocturnes" with alumni
On Sept. 26, music faculty and alumni of UCLA will be featured in the world premier production of the voice and string quintet “Nocturnes.” It will be the first of seven different productions premiering at the Dilijan Chamber Music Series at Zipper Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles.
“Nocturnes” is an original composition by UCLA’s Ian Krouse, a professor of theory and composition. “Nocturnes” is not only centered off of Armenian poetry but will also be performed in the same language. UCLA alum David Parmeter takes the stage as bassist and expressed his desire to better understand the language.
L.A.-based band Local Natives to tour Europe this summer
It’s not every day a college graduate has the opportunity to release an album, tour all across Europe and shake things up at a musical festival in Glastonbury just two years after finishing up finals.
Students sing to their own tunes in Songwriters’ Night in Fowler Out Loud series
Songwriters will finally have their day ““ or night, more specifically ““ in this week’s Fowler Out Loud concert.
Prime | Faces of UCLA – Irina Yakubin
Described as a “modern-day Mother Teresa” by Russian Club President Alex Katsman, fourth-year history student Irina Yakubin is driven to fulfill the needs of the elderly Russian-speaking community in Los Angeles.
Opera’s L.A. debut led by students
It took a little more than a decade for Jonathan Dove’s celebrated contemporary opera “Flight,” which originally debuted in England, to make its West Coast premiere at UCLA’s Freud Playhouse, where a slew of both undergraduate and graduate students will be starring in California’s debut production.